Councils in England will receive nearly £1bn in new funding next year to deal with and prevent homelessness, reports Inside Housing. Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister and housing secretary, said she would allocate the funds to local authority budgets to increase resources for frontline homelessness workers. She described the intervention as the “largest-ever investment” […]
A community group that supports homeless people has said it has stepped up its help for those sleeping rough as temperatures have plummeted, reports the BBC. Don’t Walk Past hands out food, drinks and sleeping bags six nights a week in Manchester. Founder Ronny English said the situation in the city was “absolutely terrible” and […]
Tony, who spent three or four months sleeping rough in central London, described his experience as “very horrible”, reports the BBC. He added: “No time is a good time to be homeless. It’s a place that I never want to be again.” London’s severe weather emergency protocol was reactivated on Tuesday, meaning charities tried to […]
The boss of a Liverpool homelessness charity said it had been left in a “precarious position” after Santander suddenly locked its bank account, reports the BBC. Michelle Langan, chief executive of the Liverpool-based Paper Cup Project, said the problems began in September after she contacted the bank to update the list of trustees who were […]
A pop-up accommodation block to provide a warm and dry space for people forced to sleep rough has been established in a Merseyside town, reports the Liverpool Echo. The Salvation Army launched its NAPpad (Night time Accommodation Project) in December, and it is the first of its kind in the North West. The NAPpad is […]
Lack of National Insurance exemption will cause a loss of supported services and increase costs to the public purse, writes Julie Layton, chief executive of Advance Housing and Support in Inside Housing. While recent announcements and commitments in the Budget have provided some positive news for social housing providers, supported housing has seemingly been overlooked in […]
England’s homelessness crisis is spiraling, with rising rents, evictions, and a lack of affordable housing forcing more people onto the streets, reports Spotted News. A new report from Shelter reveals a staggering 14% increase in homelessness over the past year, leaving more than 354,000 people without a secure place to live. Shelter’s figures paint a […]
Greater Manchester has seen a notable fall in the number of people sleeping rough each night according to latest figures from the mayor, reports the BBC. In October, 112 people were found sleeping on the streets, marking about a 25% reduction from the 148 recorded in October 2023. Those people are in addition to the […]
Hayley Burgess said the community loves helping with her business because of what it stands for, reports the Liverpool Echo. A mum’s bedroom idea is set to make a difference for hundreds this Christmas. Hayley Burgess, from Birkenhead, is the brains behind Hopeful Haven – a Wirral non-profit organisation that prides itself on extending a […]
Councils in England facing soaring homelessness costs are urging the government to foot more of the bill, the BBC can reveal. Local authorities which house people in temporary accommodation generally pay the up-front costs and claim the cash back from central government. But the cross-party Local Government Association (LGA), which represents councils across England, says […]
